Wind screen for motor cars



n w. PITK EN WIND SCREEN FOR MOTOR CARS- APPLICATION FILED APR. 3,1922.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

f rim t "was 'WILLIAM PITKIN, 0? LONDON, ENGLAND.

"ii 1WD FSCLEEN FOR 'MOCIOR CARS.

Specification 0 Letters Patent.

Patented Au 29, 1922.

Application filed April 3, 1922. SerialIIo, 549,277.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, l i rLLraM PITEIN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and resident of London, England, have invented certain new andusetl ul improvements in and Relating to V] ind Screens for Motor Cars,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wind and weather screens for motor cars andother vehicles or the kind in which a screen or'fieXible materialprovided with one or more transparent sections is supported'by side barsthe lower ends of which are cranked and adjustably carried by rigidsocket pieces, and the upper ends of which are connected together bymeans or a top cross bar. It has been proposed in this type oi screen toconnect the edges of the screen proper with the side and top bars bymeans of turn buttons or the like, and the top cross bar has beenconnected with the top of one side bar by means of a bifurcated endwhilst the other end of the top bar has been hinged to the correspondingside bar, the rigid socket pieces carrying the said bars being mountedon the dash board of the vehicle.

It is the object of this invention to provide an improved screen ofsimple construction which is disposed behind the drivers seat in orderto protect the occupants of the rear seats, and which may be readilyapplied to the vehicle without alteration thereto such as is usuallynecessary withthis type o1 screen, and without straining the back of thedrivers seat.

The present invention consists of a wind screen for vehicle seatscomprising a rectangular sheet oi flexible material having an openingfitted with transparent material and having supporting tubes along itshorizontal top and vertical sides. A horizontal removable rod extendsthrough the tube at the top of the screen, and two detachable verticalrods extend through the side tubes of the screen respectively anddetachably support at their upper ends the ends of the horizontal rod.The lower ends of the vertical rods are provided. with supporting cranksadapted to be supported by two socket brackets provided with means forsecuring them to the sides of the vehicle, and each containing aremovable vertical pivot pin. These vertical pivot pins are arranged tosupport the vertical rods by passing through pivot holes in the ends ofthe cranks oi the vertical rods, and each end of the horizontal rod isdetachably and rigidly connected to the top o l one ofthe vertical rods,so that when either PIVOtPlD 1s removed from its socket bracket thescreen will be supported in the horizontal bracket. i Preferably each ofthe adjustable suoport ing brackets is constituted by a rigid bracketpiece secured to the vehicle body and adapted p1votally to support asecond bracket or crank the outer end of which carries eccentrically ofthe pivotal axis one of the side supporting bars, said brackets beingconnected together by means of a vertical post to which the secondbracket is clamped so as to be rotatable thereon and which en 'a es withthe rigid bracket by means of a cd nial spigot joint the lower portionof which is squared so as to prevent relative rotation between said postand said rigid: bracket.

The top cross bar may be formed in two parts connected together by aco-axial spigot and socket joint.

One form of the invention will be described with reference to theaccompanying position from the other socket drawings of which Figure lis a front eleva tion, a portion being shown broken away for the sake ofclearness, Figure 2 is an elevation to an enlarged scale of anadjustable bracket showing the parts separated and Figure 3 is a plan ofa bracket base thereof.

As shown in Figure l a wind screen a is made integral with an apron Z)of leather, waterproof fabric or like flexible material and is providedwith. two apertures 0, 0 each covered by a. sheet of mica, celluloid orsimilar transparent material.

The top and sides of the wind screen a are formed with runners (Z whichreceive respectively a cross bar 6 and a pair oi? supporting side bars7", 7, said bars being formed of round metal rod or tube. The cross bar6 is made in two sections connected as at g by a co-axial spigot andsocket joint, and the extremities of said bar 0 are formed withbifurcated ends it, h adapted to engage in slots between collars j,jformed on the upper ends of the side bars 7, f said ends being providedwith ornamental iinials 70, 7c. The lower end of each side bar isscrewed into one end of a bracket m the other end of which is clampedbetween a fllZ of spring washers n, it upon a connecti post 0 by meansof a hand wheel nut 72. ihe

intermediate portion of the connecting post 0 is tapered as at g and itsextremity is squared as at r so that said post 0 is adapted to fitnon-rotatably in the tapered socket portion 8 of a bracket base havingintegral lugs such as t which are secured to the sides '24 of thevehicle body by means of screws or the like o.

By suitably adjusting the bracket m about the axis oi the connectingpost 0 the screen (a may be held tautand rigid in its operativeposition.

If desired, the apron bmay be secured by hooks, turn but ons or the liketo the rear ofthe front seat, or it may be left free so thatitmay beused to cover the feet and legs of the occupants of the rear seats.

In order to fold the screen when it is not required for use, one of theside bars 7 is removed from its socket s and itscollars j aredisconnected from the corresponding fork 72. otthe cross bar e. Saidcrossbar e is then drawn apart so as to disconnect the spigot joint 9'and the whole of the screen a, apron I), cross bar 6, and side bars 7,7', together with their attachments, may be folded and rolled, ifdesired, into small space for packing.

If the screen be provided with only one aperture 0 the cross bar 6should not be jointed at 9, since the screen as a whole cannot be foldedto smaller dimensions than those of each covered aperture 0, but if thetransparent material be sufficiently flexib ie the screen can be rolledup.

Normally the screenextends across the ve hicle immediately in front ofthe rear seat, but inorder to permit the entrance or exit of passengersone of the side bars f may be removed from its socket s, and screen aswung forwardly about. the other side-bar f intoa position diagonally ofthe vehicle.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1. A wind screenfor vehicle seats, com prising a rectangular sheet of flexible materialhaving an opening fitted with transparent material and having supportingtubes along its horizontal top and vertical sides, a horizontalremovable rod eX- tending through the tube at the top of the screen, twodetachable vertical rods extending through the side tubes of the screenrespectively, and detachably supporting at their upper ends the ends ofthe horizontal rod, and having at their lower ends supporting cranks,two socket brackets provided with means for securing them to the sidesof the vehicle and each containing a removable vertical pivot pin, thevertical pivot pins being arranged to support the vertical rods bypassing through pivot holes in the ends of the cranks of the verticalrods, and each end of the horizontal rod being detachably and rigidlyconnected to the top of one of the vertical rods so that when eitherpivot pin is removed from its socket bracke' the screen will besupported in the horizontal position from the other socket bracket.

2. A wind screen in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ends of thehorizontal screen supp rting rod are bifurcated so that they will engageslots between collars secured at the upper ends of the vertical rods.

3. A wind screen in accordance with claim 1, wherein the horizontal rodis made in two sections connected together by a spigot and socket joint.

4-. A- wind screen in accordance with claim 1, wherein the pivot pinsare secured in the ends of the cranks of the vertical rods between.spring washers held in place by a nut screwed on the end of the pin.

5. A wind screen in accordance wi claim 1, wherein the pivot pins aretapered at their lower ends to fit taper holes in the socket bracketsand are provided at the lower portion with a squared end adapted to fitin a square hole in the lower portion of the socket.

In witness whereof I allix my signature.

lVILLIAM PITKIN.

